Le Sabot Post-ModerneGentrifying the Christian ghetto since March 2003.Went to church today.- March 19, 2007 Most times in my life, that wouldn't be news. Since coming back from Ukraine, however, we've struggled. Mostly it was just us being shell-shocked. Partly it's an extreme intolerance for happy-clappy worship. I want liturgy. All the Powerpoint in the world is no replacement for the warmth and corporate feeling one gets when immersed in a proper liturgy. Recently, the only PCA church in the area which still remembered what a Trinity Hymnal looked like went over to the dark side. Or at least the...http://www.postmodernclog.com/archives/002884.html Does anyone else think it's weird. . .- March 19, 2007 . . .that Alcoholics Anonymous has bumper stickers...http://www.postmodernclog.com/archives/002883.html So THAT'S what they mean by "Canadian Values"- March 18, 2007 Having received more than one lecture from Canadians about their bottomless capacity for broad-mindedness (and the corresponding intolerance of the U.S.), I was shocked, shocked and amazed to see this recent clip from Powerline blog. Try to imagine fresh-faced, tolerant Canucks of the Concordia Student Union rioting at the side of jihadis. All of this effort merely to deny Jewish people the right to free speech at an institution ostensibly devoted to the free pursuit of knowledge. Truthfully...http://www.postmodernclog.com/archives/002882.html Smart, Gracious Chicks are Cool.- March 13, 2007 TulipGirl has hooked up with a groovay new site, Mothering by Grace. So much of what passes for Christian parenting advice these days has an ugly, punitive bent to it. This site fills a real need for a balanced, grace-conscious response to the 'spank-first, think later' tendency in so many Christian parenting books. From what the Duchess says, there's a solid core of Reformed moms there and the leadership team boasts an impressive number of doctorates. Here's the statement of belief and...http://www.postmodernclog.com/archives/002881.html Where I've been. . .- March 13, 2007 I really have no idea if I'm 'back', but I had a weird urge to blog tonight. . . It's been awhile. To summarize the past year, I'll just say that life is very, very good. If I could design a life for myself from scratch, it would look like this. This summer I'll finish up the course work for my MA in American History, and complete my thesis in the fall. So far, all the planets are aligning for me to get into a top-notch doctoral program. This is even more of a necessity in history than in...http://www.postmodernclog.com/archives/002880.html |